Eric Holby
Director of Operations/President/Pilot
Eric is one of the founders and owners of IFR. He has over 50 years of experience flying different types of airplanes from gliders to jets. Eric still does a lot of flying for IFR; you will see him most in the Hawkers, and the Learjet. When he is not flying for IFR, Eric enjoys traveling to Colorado and flying his Cessna 180.
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Ron Duitsman
General Manager/Pilot
Ron’s airplane was the first one managed by IFR. He has always been involved in aviation, starting as a certified flight instructor in his early 20’s. He enjoyed the business and decided to buy a majority share in the company in 2006. Ron now runs daily operations and owns one of the aircraft managed by the company.
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Rob Edwards
Chief Pilot
Rob has been with IFR for over 10 years and became Chief Pilot in 2013. He has flown many different types of jets from MD-80’s to Citation Sovereigns. He is an avid golfer, but is happiest on his couch in Sycamore.
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Don Russell
Director of Maintenance
Don has been with IFR since the beginning in 1995. In addition to his maintenance background he is an accomplished pilot, rated in four jets, and the owner of his own American Champion airplane.
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Dan Crowley
Maintenance
Dan has been with IFR for almost ten years now. Prior to joining us, he was a maintenance crew chief for a company operating Hawkers, Lears, and Falcons. Dan was in the Air Force for 8 years spending some of his time in Thailand working on F4’s. Now he enjoys his down time with family when he isn’t busy working on a car restoration.
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Jean Lowie
Scheduler
Jean is our dispatcher/scheduler. She has been with IFR for over ten years. She coordinates all the trips for IFR including quoting all of the charter trips. Jean routinely travels to dispatch conferences to maintain connections with the charter world. On the weekends you will find her enjoying her time at her cabin in Wisconsin.
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Becky Gehringer
Accounting
Becky has been in aviation for ten years, working as a dispatcher and accountant before joining IFR. She keeps track of our daily transactions and billing. Becky is a lover of animals having four dogs and a cat of her own. She loves when customers bring their animals on flights and will even take them for a short walk before boarding.
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Patrick Byrd
Pilot
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Steve Crawford
Pilot
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Nicholas Earney
Pilot
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Tracy Kruchten
Pilot
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Tom Lindou
Pilot
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Calvin Pethan
Pilot
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